It is a tradition after every World Cup draw to pick through the pool pairings for the 'Group of Death' - the group made up of the four strongest teams.
The horrifically tough pools of the past - such as Argentina, England, Sweden and Nigeria together in 2002 - are no longer so viable now that FIFA organises its pots via ranking rather than continental confederations.
However, the draw for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar has thrown up some tasty looking pools - but which is the toughest?
The 2022 World Cup group stage draw in full
Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Netherlands, Senegal
Group B: England, Iran, USA, Wales
Group C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland
Group D: France, Australia, Denmark, Tunisia
Group E: Spain, Costa Rica, Germany, Japan
Group F: Belgium, Canada, Morocco, Croatia
Group G: Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, Cameroon
Group H: Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, South Korea
Which is the group of death?
It appears the trickiest group in Qatar is Group E, which features two former world champions from Europe and arguably Asia's strongest contender.
Spain were world champions in 2010 while Germany were last winners in 2014, having taken the title on four occasions. However, both have suffered recent group stage exits, in 2014 and 2018 respectively.
They must both be wary of Japan, who eased through their qualifying pool with a seven point gap over Australia, while Costa Rica have recent history of World Cup upsets.
Costa Rica came through their own group of death in 2014 - featuring England, Italy and Uruguay - on a run to the quarter-finals.
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